Telocvicna Jednota "T.J." Sokol Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Crete, NE: what to set up and who to call
Crete runs its own electric utility, City of Crete. Crete Area Medical Center, 1.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crete, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Crete.
Power comes from City of Crete
City of Crete (City of Crete - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves 92.7% of Crete residents.
Start or move service: crete-ne.com · (402) 826-4312
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Crete water system
The City of Crete water system supplies Crete: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,566 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 61% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NE3115104.
9 home internet providers serve Crete
100% of 2,106 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allo Communications | Fiber | 100% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 76% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Crete is Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Crete, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, ThuCheck which week on crete.ne.gov →
From crete.ne.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Crete is in Crete Public Schools.
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Crete is in ZIP code 68333
ZIP codes where Crete residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crete | ZIP’s residents in Crete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68333 | Crete, NE | 100% | 84% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Crete
Who supplies Crete’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Crete water system (EPA ID NE3115104). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crete?
City of Crete (City of Crete - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Crete?
Allo Communications, Spectrum, Kinetic, GigFire, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crete?
68333. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crete in?
Crete Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Crete?
In Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before). Elections here are run by the Saline County Clerk. Check your registration at votercheck.necvr.ne.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Crete’s own website (crete.ne.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.